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Shutter Speed: The death of two young drivers and the emergence of a new star

March 21, 2010
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The winter of 1973 came and went without much fanfare. I continued to work in the car business with Ashley Motors until mid-summer when a minor incident had me looking for another employer. I turned up about ten minutes late for a sales meeting and was promptly shown the door by the assistant [...]

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We Put a Deposit Down on the Track at The Glen

January 15, 2010

saw smoke coming from the infamous swamp where the mob were burning cars

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Shutter Speed: More racing, new friends, better images and more death

January 7, 2010

I was encouraged by Harvey Hudes to show my images around to anyone that would look at them. I decided I’d blow up my favourites and build a portfolio. Naturally any mistakes never saw the light of day and there were many mistakes mostly in the exposure department. I decided to continue the poster business [...]

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Shutter Speed: Posters, dash plaques and a new mentor

December 18, 2009

In the spring of 1968 my wife and son and I moved to the real world away from the mountains and skiing. We chose Toronto. Jobs as now are often found through family and friends. This again proved to be true. Through the same man who got me the Dunlop job I applied for a [...]

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Shutter Speed: A new start, a new car and more racing!

November 21, 2009

I struggled through until spring and realized I needed to get either back to North Bay or head for Toronto where my parents now lived. My Father had been offered a senior position with the Globe and Mail. It was an offer he couldn’t refuse so they moved to the big city. I decided to [...]

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The story of the Mo Carter/Robert Barg ‘67 Camaro

September 22, 2009

Taken at Sebring in 69 during practice for the 12 hr – Rick Stevens co-drove 4 hrs. We finished 25th o/a and 3rd in 5 litre touring – won 1000 bucks. We were amazed to finish in that almost stock Camaro – it was quite the adventure.
We are very lucky to have had [...]

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Andre’s new baby comes home

June 8, 2009

Regular readers might recognize the name AndreGT6 from his comments here in The Garage. Andre’s post name comes from his mint ‘68 Triumph GT6. His pride and joy. Until now that is. Last summer, Andre made the mistake of going to the annual vintage race at The Glen and fell in love with vintage racing. [...]

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1967 US Grand Prix Ticket

January 2, 2008

While having a look through some of the Ranta collection for a few fun historical posts for the next couple of days, this great little find fell out of a Canadian Grand Prix program. A pristine entry ticket for the 1967 Grand Prix of the United States at Watkins Glen, October 1, 1967. The price? [...]

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1962 Glen Classic

August 1, 2006

The entry lists for this event probably look like a typical regional race anywhere in the States at that time. Most of the drivers are local, with most from New York and a few from Pennsylvania or Ontario. One name though sticks out. At the top of the Formula Jr, III, Libre race is none [...]

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1961 US Grand Prix Camera Close up

May 6, 2006

This wonderful magazine, published after the Grand Prix includes shots of pit & on track action. On the cover we see BRM crew members filling the fuel tank of Graham Hill’s BRM. Eventual winner Innes Ireland had an eventful weekend on the way to his first Grand Prix victory. Friday’s practice session saw the steering [...]

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